Description island UnstThe inhabited fairly large island of Unst is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 254 km. The surface-area of the island is 118.2 km2 and is therefore 0.311 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 113 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 19.2 km by 9 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.76 (60°45'22.1328), -0.88 (-0°53'0.9456).The population is 632 and the population density is thus on 5.20 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Baltasound (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Uyeasound, Muness Castle, Haroldswick. The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Unst are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Yell Located 0.8 km South of the island. 2) Fetlar Located 4.7 km West of the island. 3) Mainland Shetland Located 18.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Housay - Out Skerries Located 27.5 km West of the island. 5) Bruray - Out Skerries Located 27.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 6) Whalsay Located 32.2 km West of the island. 7) Muckle Roe Located 40.5 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Papa Stour Located 53.5 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Bressay Located 54.4 km West of the island. 10) Vaila Located 62.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Trondra Located 62.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) West Burra Located 65 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) East Burra Located 67.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Foula Located 83.1 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Fair Isle Located 130.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) North Ronaldsay Located 163.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Sanday Located 172.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Papa Westray Located 178.9 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Westray Located 183.7 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Eday Located 187.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 21) Stronsay Located 192.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Rousay Located 199.9 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Egilsay Located 200.3 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Auskerry Located 203.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 25) Shapinsay Located 204.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of Metamorphic rock. The land use on the island of Unst consists of nature 61.1 km2 (52%), wet nature 14.1 km2 (12%), and agriculture 39 km2 (33%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Unst |
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